You're getting good advice from experienced people, but I'll give you a little newbie-to-newbie advice. I'd call my vet to find the best way to keep a fecal sample between the time that the snake gives the sample and the time that you can make an appointment. I've heard that some vets don't require a sample but will do a little swab to get all that they need. In any case, I'd try to set things up so that you can go to the vet with your snake and a sample. The vet can take a look and a listen and analyze the sample. I did this routine with my new girl when she gave me an unexpected sample just two days after I brought her home. I went to the vet with an unsexed snake that occasionally took some noisy breaths and a sample. I came home knowing that I had a healthy female with no intestinal parasites. I couldn't get her to do her noisy breathing for the vet, but the vet said that some ball pythons do that occasionally. I haven't heard it again since she shed.



In any case, I paid $36 and got good peace of mind. From what I'm hearing, you don't need to be in a rush, but you might feel better to have a professional give you the good news.





Bill
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It's not how many snakes you have. It's how happy and healthy you can keep them.

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